Ray Hayward It began with a wiffle ball and an idea. Then it gained momentum, first among active adult developments, then high schools and college campuses and communities across the country. Now it’s often referred to as the fastest-growing sport in America. It’s pickleball! And its growth in one community in particular caught the attention…
QCLGA Throw Out Your Worst 3 Holes, May 29 Flight 1: 1st Theresa Stein, 2nd Alicia Hiller, 3rd Sherry Morris Flight 2: 1st Elly Cashel, 2nd Hope Tonso, 3rd Brenda Allred Flight 3: 1st Kathy Brogdon, 2nd Susan McCune, 3rd Peg Avent Flight 4: 1st Cynthia Gong, 2nd Jean Kienitz, 3rd Phyllis O’Brien Flight 5:…
QCMGA ABCD Stableford, May 20 1st: Dirk Ganser, Reed Nelson, Craig Smith, Bill Price 172 2nd: David Tonso, John Parker, Steven Jarrett, Rudy Lucero 166 3rd: John Oljar, Kelly Michaelis, Jim Easley, Ray Menard 165 4th: Richard Willey, Mike Fox, Sr., Thomas Fenner, Phil Wade 154 5th: Stuart Minuskin, Alan Bravin, Ray Nicholson, Philip Bertellotti…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Over the years cue sticks have evolved a lot. In 1978 I was playing with house sticks in the local pool hall in Big Spring, Texas, when the owner encouraged me to order a cue from a friend of his in Colorado Springs, Colo. His name was Bill Stroud, the owner…
Skip Jones and Alphie Smith With snowbirds gone, the slower summer season in Quail Creek has begun. However, 12 members of the Quail Creek Billiards Club (QCBC) still showed up to play the game of 8-ball on June 7 in the latest in-house tournament. It was held in the Billiards Room at the Madera clubhouse.…
Peggy McGee Ever since the Lady Putters club was formed, whenever the ladies complete their scorecards and each member of the team gets par or below, they mark the hole with a star. They now keep track of which team gets the most stars. The larger the team, the more difficult it is to get…